Repower of 1964 20' Cruisers, Inc. Vacationer model 1502

lapstrakelouie · Post by **lapstrakelouie** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:32 pm

The model 1502 is the I/O model of the outboard version. I bought this 1964 model in St. Louis last summer. It had Mercruiser 150 but the outdrive had some problems and I didn't want to rebuilt such an old unit although the engine ran fine, no tilt or trim either. I had good luck with a previous Volvo conversion on my 22' Sea Lane so I tried one with this boat. I found a late 70's Volvo AQ170 C 6 cylinder (170 HP ) on ebay and bought the engine and outdrive. The outdrive was perfect but the engine had a flat cam and bad bearings. After a complete rebuild of the 3 carb engine I am now doing sea trials. Max RPM is 5500 and I am expecting a top speed of close to 40. It's a smooth riding boat and I am beginning to appreciate the Vinyl-Clad boats. Contact me if you have questions or if you attempt the same.

Andy Butchard

thegammas · Post by **thegammas** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:36 am

Sounds like a neat conversion - could you post pcitures?

txcaptdan · Post by **txcaptdan** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:51 pm

Andy......Here are some shots of your conversion and lake test

This is a big 20' that is so comfortable, its gonna be great with this power plant.